Authors

Professor of the Diplomacy Department of the MGIMO University, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

PhD in Political Science, research fellow at Centre for the Study of Middle East of Institute of Oriental Studies of RAS

Doctor of Science, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club; Academic supervisor of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, HSE University, RIAC Member

Analyst at CNA Corporation

President of the IMEMO, RAS Full Member, Chairman of the RIAC Scientific Council, RIAC Member.

International Information Security and Global Internet Governance Program Coordinator, PIR Center

PhD in Political Science

Journalist, Sinologist

Co-chairman of Polish-Russian Group on Difficult Matters, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland

Director of the Institute of Asia and Africa of MSU , RIAC Member

Ph.D. in History, Research Associate, Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences

Ph.D. in Law, Associate Professor at the Department of State and Law Theory, International Law and Comparative Legal Studies, Voronezh State University; Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Public Administration Technologies at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Deputy Director of the Centre for comprehensive European and international studies, Deputy Director of research programs at the Council on foreign and defense policy. Member of the RIAC.

Expert for the Center for African Studies, HSE University

PhD in History, Caucasus Problems and Regional Security Center at the MGIMO University

Doctor of History, Head of the Department of Oriental Studies of the MGIMO University

Researcher, Junior Research Fellow at the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Senior Lecturer at Asian and African Studies from Moscow State University

PhD in Political Studies, Associate Professor at European Studies Department, Saint Petersburg State University

Doctor of Economics, Head of Department of Economic Research, RAS Institute for Oriental Studies

Ph.D. in History, Full State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 3rd class; expert on Syria, Eastern Mediterranean and the Gulf, Associate Professor of the Department of International Business at the Financial University Under the Government of the Russian Federation

PhD in Political Science, Senior Teacher at the Department of European Studies, Saint Petersburg State University